Hands-On Lab: Windows® 8.1 for IT Professionals

After completing this Hands-On Lab, students will be able to:

Sign in and signing out

Search

Use touch and mouse

Use shortcut keys

Customize the Start screen

Use the Task Manager

Use File Explorer

Use Internet Explorer

Use Windows Store apps

Use SkyDrive Pro

This module is a lab in which students explore Windows 8.1 administration by performing a Workplace Join and a Refresh and Reset. Students also administer Windows 8.1 by using Windows PowerShell, in addition to recovering files.

Performing Workplace Join

Performing a Refresh and Reset

Administering Windows 8.1 with Windows PowerShell

Recovering Files by using File History

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Perform Workplace Join

Perform a Refresh and Reset

Administer Windows 8.1 with Windows PowerShell

Recover files by using File History

This module is a lab in which students explore and configure Windows 8.1 security-related features including using Windows Defender to detect malware, restricting access to the Windows Store, and implementing BitLocker. They also explore how sideloading apps works, and configuring Assigned Access to Windows Store apps.

Using Windows Defender to Detect Malware

Implementing BitLocker

Restricting Access to the Windows Store

AppLocker and other Group Policy Object (GPO) settings

Sideloading Apps

Configuring Assigned Access to a Single Windows Store App

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use Windows Defender to detect malware.

Implement BitLocker.

Restrict Access to the Windows Store.

Use AppLocker and other GPO settings.

Sideload apps.

Configure Assigned Access to a Windows Store app.

This module is a lab in which students create and manage virtual machines using Client Hyper-V in Windows 8.1.

Manage Client Hyper-V

After completing this module, students will be able to manage Client Hyper-V.